Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
ghost-roof-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A357, Pimperne
OS grid reference
ST 916 099
Coordinates
50.88881, -2.12062
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, is made of stone and features a triangular top. The inscription on the milestone reads 'Blandford 3 Sarum 15'. It was erected by the Harnham, Blandford and Dorchester Trust.

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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